I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
chance (of success); odds
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
innumerable; countless; numberless
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
somehow; for some reason or other
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
every person; each one; everybody
construction at top speed
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
as soon as possible; ASAP
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
as a child; when one was a child